The principle of tithing is “God wants your money so give it to me”.
The principle of tithing is “God wants your money so give it to me”.
You are not a Christian, are you? Not saying that to be mean, but your comment indicates a lack of familiarity with Scripture, particularly the teachings of Jesus on the topic of money. Jesus talked a lot about the subject: sowing and reaping, stewardship, not letting material possessions become so important that they control your life, etc..
God doesn't want your money, He wants your heart. Many Christians will spend more at Starbucks each month than they will give at church. They will spend hundreds and thousands of dollars for tickets to pro football games or basketball games, etc., but will not give a couple of hundred dollars a year to help feed the hungry. A Christian's attitude about giving reveals a lot about the condition of his heart.
If your heart is right with God, then no one will need to persuade you to give to support the ministry, you will do so out of love for Him and out of willing obedience to His Word. If you love money more than Him, no amount of persuasion by man will convince you to give. And if you give out of obligation or guilt, you may as well keep your money, because God sees the heart.
The principle of tithing is “God wants your money so give it to me”.
God doesn’t need our money. Everything is His. I think John Piper’s explanation is a good one.
Romans 11:35-36
And that is why Paul says in verse 36, “For from him and through him and to him are all things.” And this truth leads to the truth of verse 35, “Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?”
Answer: Nobody. In other words, you can’t give to God anything that is not already his. If you could, he would owe you. But you can’t. So he doesn’t owe you anything. And never will. All things are from him and through him. He is absolutely free.